With sadness I learned of Bob passing away from lymphatic cancer last Saturday 11Feb. He was an early test pilot on the R-22, 'Nam vet pilot, chief pilot at AlexAir for years. If you have been to the Robinson safety course you may recall seeing him doing autos in at least one video. I flew with him...

boB in one of your earlier posts you asked if there was someplace to go and see all the small helicopters. There are two major gatherings for the experimental helicopters. Homer Bell's in Hillsboror Ohio in July and John Spurling;s in Cleveland Ok. in October. Both are a must for...

I can't believe this board is so dead in the water. For some more up to date info and action, visit JH and the alternate forum. I try to keep breathing life into this NG but am giving up all hope. Just check it out...how many posts in how many days vs on JH.....??

There is a new helicopter aerobatics DVD available by Dennis Kenyon, world helicopter aerobatics champion. The DVD features many airshow displays by Dennis and a couple others. It is now available in NTSC format, for us in the USA and Canada. It can be ordered from www.datacustoms.com/DennisKenyon.

Hi Guys, My name is Don and I'm an alco... whoops. I mean to say that I like to fly helicopters. After flying fixed wing since 1973, I made the mistake of taking a helicopter "discovery" flight last year, and now I'm hooked on landing in inaccessible places and taxiing in the air. Help me...

Try this test to see if you should really be a helicopter pilot: 1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. If your foot remains going clockwise you'll be...

Does anyone know how to reach Helicopter Ed, Middletown, Ohio? I think is last name was Elderford? He used to advertise in Rotorcraft mags in the 90's. Thanks a lot in advance ..................Tom.

Group : I can report there are a growing number of Helicycles being completed and flown. My Helicycle , N727X , is the 22TH , to fly. I have 20 hours logged so far . Flys great. For more info. you can go to Eagle R + Ds website www.hekicycle.com . John Murphy , St. Louis ,MO.

Hi - I'm looking at buying a helicopter and am looking at an R44 for reasons of its popularity, low entry costs and the fact that that is all I am licensed to fly. However if I could get a second hand turbine reasonably cheaply, I would be interested. What is the group's views of the Enstrom...

i'm looking for some input on the F28A. i would like to hear from operators and owners of the good, the bad, and the ugly of this model. please no war stories or uneducated assumptions made by someone who's never been in or around this model. fwiw, i own a F280C already.

Repost of a *thread* from 5/2002 this time - it's long; I have concatenated the thread posts into this single repost. Some content is by "Badwater Bill" and other authors. cheers, Dave Blevins

CONGRATS KEV!!! Rocky

CONGRATS KEV!!! Rocky

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: Just walked in the door from my latest checkride - Commercial Pilot Congratulations. Pat yourself on the back for this one. I didn't think I flew very well, That's one style of examination (actually a pretty good one). The examiner probably pushed you...

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: the DPE said, "Congratulations, you're a commercial helicopter pilot." Sweet!! Well Kevin let me be one of many to offer my most heartiest of congratulations and best wishes for your flying future. For the past year I have enjoyed immensely your...

Erickson offered me a position yesterday and I wanted to know if anybody had any feedback on them as a company or employer. The manufacture the s-64E and F model sky cranes. Lorin

Way to go, Kevin! :-D I'll bet that's a load off. Please keep us up to date on how the IFR training goes. I'm curious to hear your insights on manipulating charts and such in an aircraft that you really can't let go of for any significant time. I've got a pretty good idea of how it can go in...

Kudos Kevin! Bart

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... Just walked in the door from my latest checkride - Commercial Pilot Helicopter. Busted a 94 on the written in about 40 mins. Oral this morning wasn't very...

Good morning, I am looking for tracking lights to put at the tip of the blades to see tracking during flight. Have you heard of E-Z Track tracking lights? according to website made on C-GOEZ They seem to be small, cheap, use only two cells and have a feature where the centrifugal force from the...